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At long last, pictures of simplicity 1692 . I’ve worn it several times already, and I’m rather proud of it, especially since this was my first time sewing a blouse 🙂

That being said…why, yes, that is a seam you see running down the back. Hehe. Besides being my first blouse this was also the first time with stripes, and it completely slipped my mind that I ought to plan my cutting. As it was, I ran out of fabric and had to piece the back section. Oh well. 🙂 I don’t mind too much, and I doubt I’ll let it happen again.

Oddly though, my favorite parts were the fasteners. The zipper went in with surprising ease, and the buttons! I love the loops for them. I was a little wary at first, having never done buttons that way, but they actually turned out right! Yay!

Despite the little hiccups here and there, I’m very happy with the finished product. And it is nice and cool in all this summer heat.

Now I’m off to cogitate on several little sewing ideas I have brewing – most related to the much anticipated return of fall 🙂 I can’t wait for sweaters and scarves!

Paige of Sunday Best and All the Rest is having a fantastic retro themed Blog Party, so I thought now would be the perfect time to share a recent sewing alteration. Hopefully this is something of a forties look.

shoes-kohl’s; skirt-eShakti; top-Walmart; bag-gift

So, the skirt was the dress on the right, however, it didn’t fit very well. But with a few snips and stitches I now have a beautiful skirt that I’m getting much better use of. 🙂

My, it’s been quite the while since I’ve been on here! The main reason being that all my sewing ventures have been of the mending, altering, and trivial nature, and generally un-bloggish. And studies did factor in heavily too, not to mention not seeing a fabric store for over two months. As luck would have it though, when I did finally make it to the store, simplicity patterns were only a dollar each! This opened up a delightful flurry of sewing inspiration, and I came away with several.

Simplicity 1692

I’m very excited about this one. So many options! My favorite, and the one that I’ll be attempting to accomplish, is the bottom left, C. Funny story – being as I always seem to be in a hurry, I grabbed this up eagerly, going “what? No zipper or back buttons? Yes!” I was fond of the idea of only shoulder buttons, but it never occurred to me that there might be a zipper somewhere else. Yup, there’s one on the side! That surprised me quite a bit. 🙂

Looks perfect for summer, though, doesn’t it?

I hope to finish this one in a decent amount of time. Blouses scare me sometimes, but this one does seem rather easy.

The other vintage styled pattern I came away with was Simplicity 3688. I have a weakness for suits, and the pants intrigued me. Hopefully I can try this out come fall, with a nice warm fabric, in navy or gray.

This is just a small little alteration project I did, while trying to make up my mind on a summer project to try. (I still haven’t found one yet; I may just start several and see where they go) 😉

This used to be one of my favorite skirts, but when it came to the washing machine/dryer it was the incredible shrinking skirt. I figured stripes would be the best solution for giving it a bit more wear time. I think I like the look better with the stripes anyway… I will say though, stitching all those seams was rather boring. Sigh. I need the practice though; they are a little scraggly looking.

In an attempt to distract myself from a cold, I took to Etsy for some pattern perusing. I thought I would share some of my favorites. (Click on the picture to be taken to each respective shop.)

I thought this was such a unique looking dress (I’ve always been a fan of tied collars). Perfect for summer too 🙂

I love the gray dress on the right; styling, color… everything.

This kind of goes back to my collar preference, doesn’t it? My suit pattern came with blouse instructions, but it was for short sleeves, so I’ve been keeping an eye out for long sleeve patterns. I really like the style of this one.

And my oddball one…I just recently got into Edwardian style clothing and I’d love to try my hand at it. (I like the top left and bottom right the best.)

Finally, a pattern with nice vibrant colors that got me all excited about summer! 😀